From Professional Evaluation to Clinical Excellence
Leading hospitals are stretching farther and using actionable data on physician performance to accelerate overall performance improvement.
Achieving Care Integration Boosts Hospital’s Quality Metrics
Parrish Medical Center gained integrated certification by implementing a series of process improvements, starting with gaining physician buy-in and installing interdisciplinary teams.
Preventing Readmissions with a Personal Touch
An in-depth look at how one organization is preventing chronic care readmissions through in-home monitoring, patient education, and counseling.
4 KPIs to Increase Profitability Under Value-Based Payment Models
Revenue cycle KPIs are evolving to assist healthcare finance leaders determine net profit rather than revenue.
3 Ways Physician-Owned Models Can Drive Engagement and Value
Surveys show that a culture change frequently is needed to enable improving quality of care and reducing costs. A case study illustrates how this worked for the Holson Medical Group.
Putting the Consumer at the Center of QI
Today’s consumer centric healthcare innovations increasingly aim to combine improvements in patient satisfaction with upgrades in care quality. Some of these initiatives could even hasten recovery after surgery and bolster staff productivity. “Quality has been ingrained in
New Committee for Patient Safety Will Coordinate National Efforts
As CFOs field more funding requests for patient safety initiatives, they need to be included in initiatives that develop a culture of safety.
Better Blood Management Helps Johns Hopkins Reduce Length of Stay, Save Nearly $3 Million
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions saved money and improved on quality metrics by implementing a blood management program.
Decline in Hospital-Acquired Conditions Saves Almost $3B
AHRQ reports that hospital-acquired conditions fell by 350,000 between 2014 and 2016. With an adverse drug event costing a hospital anywhere from $1,200 to $9,000 and a catheter-associated urinary tract infection costing between $5,000 and almost $30,000, this reduction is a positive indicator for reducing health costs.
Improving Patient Experience May Reduce Readmissions
Providers should ask high-risk patients about their care experiences before discharge to help reduce costly readmissions.